Michael Richards has an estimated net worth of $45 million. Michael Anthony Richards was born July 24, 1949 in Culver City, California. He is an American actor and comedian, best known for his role as Cosmo Kramer on the hit 90's sitcom "Seinfeld". He attended the California Institute of the Arts, but graduated with a BA in drama from The Evergreen State College in 1975. During this time period he also had a short lived improv act with Ed Begley Jr. During the Vietnam War he was drafted, and served in the Army for 2 years. He got his first big TV break in 1979, appearing on Billy Crystal's first cable TV special. His role as Kramer came in 1989. The show was off to a slow start, but by the mid 90s it had become one of the most popular sitcoms on TV. Richards won more Emmys than any other cast member, taking home the award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1993, 1994, and 1997. Richards was also the original actor considered for the lead role on the show "Monk". For a short time he was married to former casting director Cathleen Lyons, and they had a daughter together. They divorced in 1992. In 2007 Richards got engaged to actress Beth Skip. He currently resides in Glendale, California.

Michael Anthony Richards (born July 24, 1949) is an American actor, comedian, writer and television producer, best known for his portrayal of the eccentric Cosmo Kramer on the television sitcom Seinfeld. Throughout the show's run, he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series three times.Richards began his career as a stand up comedian, first stepping into a national spotlight when he was featured on Billy Crystal's first cable TV special. He went on to become a series regular on ABC's Fridays. Prior to Seinfeld, he made numerous guest appearances on a variety of television shows including Cheers, Night Court, Miami Vice and St. Elsewhere. His film credits include So I Married an Axe Murderer, Airheads, Young Doctors in Love, Problem Child, Coneheads, UHF, and Trial and Error, one of his few starring roles. During the run of Seinfeld, he made a guest appearance in Mad About You. After Seinfeld, Richards starred in his own sitcom, The Michael Richards Show, which lasted less than one season.After his series was cancelled, Richards returned to his roots performing stand up comedy. After inciting media furor for losing his temper and repeatedly shouting "nigger," at an African-American audience member in 2006 Richards announced his retirement from stand-up in 2007. Most recently, Richards appeared as himself in the seventh season of Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2009, acting alongside his fellow Seinfeld cast members for the first time since Seinfeld's finale.Richards was born in Culver City, California, the son of Phyllis (n'ee Nardozza), a medical records librarian, and William Richards, an electrical engineer. Richards was brought up with no specific religious tradition. He was drafted during the Vietnam War, was in the U.S. Army for two years, and was stationed in West Germany as one of the co-directors of the V Corps Training Road Show. "This was a successful, educational operation, boosting the morale of our men an

As it happens, the Laugh Factory is also where Michael Richards, who played Kramer on Seinfeld, had his infamous racist meltdown in response to a heckler six years ago—and nearly every story about the Tosh incident has mentioned Richards’s meltdown ...